Scale Canadian

Scale Canadian is Graphite's commitment to helping exceptional founders build globally competitive companies from Canada—and proving that Canadian venture investing can deliver both world-class returns and lasting economic impact.

This isn't a new direction for us. It's who we've always been. For years, Graphite has backed Canadian founders building companies that compete globally — not in spite of where they're built, but because of it. Over 200 investments. More than 40 exits. Every one of them a bet that Canada produces world-class companies when given the right capital and conviction at the right moment. Scale Canadian is what that belief looks like at scale.

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Featured Founder Story

Mallorie Brodie: Committed, but not Attached

Kevin O’Leary told Mallorie Brodie she would “starve to death” if she pursued her first startup idea. She dropped it and built Bridgit instead. Seven years in, with happy customers and growing revenue, she made a harder call: sunset the product and pivot into construction workforce planning. The new product hit $1M in ARR in under 18 months, versus five years for the first. Her early cheques were $5,000 and $10,000, so every dollar had to count. Today, Bridgit is a Waterloo-built leader in its category.

THE WHY

Canada Doesn’t Have a Founder Problem. It Has a Scaling Problem.

A case for building, funding, and owning more of Canada’s next generation of global companies. Check out our thought leadership piece, as seen in BetaKit.